Bill Conlin was probably dropped as a child

I usually don't get too worked up about the whole journalists hate bloggers thing, because frankly, this is how history has transpired. A new opinion or method of information dissemination comes about and those that had made their living the old way have always resented the new way. Like I said, this is the way it goes, I'm not going to get too worked up about it.
Well, that is until Philadelphia Daily News columnist ended an e-mail chain with Crash Burn Alley with this little number:

The only positive thing I can think of about Hitler’s time on earth–I’m sure he would have eliminated all bloggers. In Colonial times, bloggers were called “Pamphleteers.” They hung on street corners handing them out to passersby. Now, they hang out on electronic street corners, hoping somebody mouses on to their pretentious sites. Different medium, same MO. Shakespeare accidentally summed up the genre best with these words from a MacBeth soliloquy: “. . .a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. . .

All right then. So, there's a difference between casual disgust and aggressive stupidity, and Mr. Conlin asserted his. Not only did he do a little defending of Hitler, but he also debased the grassroots cause of the American Revolution. Maybe bloggers aren't so bad.

(If you're wondering what article caused this, well, Fire Joe Morgan eviscerated it already.)